Chapter 134 Bloodstained Path in the Icy Cave, Star Gate Appears for the First Time

Nightmare's figure, like a falling star, plunged without hesitation into the bottomless Nirvana Cold Abyss that spewed out nether cold Qi.

The moment he entered the abyss mouth, a terrifying, extreme cold instantly enveloped him, far exceeding the outside world by a thousand times!

That chill was not merely low temperature; it contained a terrifying Evil Qi that could freeze Magic Treasure and seal the Divine Soul!

Any Cultivator below the Soul Transformation stage would likely turn into an ice sculpture instantly, their Divine Soul destroyed!

At the same time, the Nine Heavens Gale, fierce as knives, surged up from the bottom of the abyss, mixed with countless tiny, imperceptible space cracks that were incredibly sharp and capable of easily tearing through Spirit Treasure defenses!

Dark golden patterns and starlight lit up on Nightmare's body surface as his Myriad Poison Demonic Essence and Star protection characteristics operated at full capacity, forming a solid barrier around him that isolated most of the cold and the gale.

The power of the rule fragment flowed slightly, precisely predicting and avoiding those dangerous space cracks.

He moved at extreme speed, plunging towards the location reflected in the Ice Soul Fairy's ancient mirror.

Behind him, several powerful rays of light also plunged into the cold abyss; it was the Blood Butcher, Old Man Gui Zhen, and several other Soul Transformation Cultivators whose minds had been clouded by greed.

They each used their own methods to resist the harsh environment of the cold abyss, locking tightly onto Nightmare's aura and pursuing him relentlessly.

Further behind were some Nascent Soul Perfection Cultivators, gritting their teeth and brandishing various life-saving Magic Treasures to barely keep up, though they were clearly struggling; from time to time, one would be struck by the gale or swept by a space crack, letting out a shrill scream before instantly vanishing into the endless dark abyss, adding the first splash of blood to this contest.

Nightmare acted as if he were unaware of the pursuers behind him, focusing all his mental energy on perceiving the increasingly clear fluctuations of the extreme cold Evil Qi below, as well as the strong resonance of the rule fragment with the Star Palace ruins.

The deeper he went, the harsher the environment became.

The cold Evil Qi had almost solidified, the gale was like divine weapons and sharp blades, and the space cracks were even denser.

Even Nightmare felt the pressure increasing, and his consumption of Demonic Essence accelerated rapidly.

Finally, after descending to an unknown depth, a huge cave entrance blocked by thick black ice appeared on the ice wall to his front-side.

The extremely pure cold Evil Qi and the faint fluctuations of the Star Palace were coming from within that cave!

"This is it!" Nightmare's gaze narrowed, and without hesitation, he formed his fingers into a blade, concentrated the Nirvana Star Evil at his fingertips, and slashed fiercely at the thick black ice!

Chi la!

The ten-thousand-year black ice, which could withstand attacks from a Soul Transformation Cultivator, was easily cut open into a huge gash before the Nirvana Star Evil, like a hot knife through butter.

A burst of even colder air gushed out from within!

Nightmare flashed and slipped into the cave.

The view before him suddenly opened up.

The interior of the cave was far larger than it appeared from the outside, resembling an underground world sealed in ice.

The surrounding cave walls were all made of black ice of unknown thickness, smooth as mirrors, refracting mesmerizing light.

Inside the cave, thick, impenetrable seven-colored cold Evil Qi permeated the air; these cold Evil Qi were not only extremely cold but also contained a strange power that constantly tried to bore into the human body and freeze everything.

And in the very center of the cave, a lotus flower that looked like it had been carved from ice crystals floated quietly in the air; its seven petals displayed different colors, shimmering with light, emitting an intoxicating fragrance and majestic energy.

It was the seven-colored ice soul lotus!

Below the ice lotus was a small cold pool; the water was not ordinary water, but liquidized from pure, extreme cold Evil Qi, and its coldness even exceeded that of the surrounding air.

What attracted Nightmare's gaze even more was the ice wall behind the cold pool.

On the ice wall, the outline of a huge stone door sealed by ice was clearly visible!

The stone door's style was ancient and simple, with ancient star runes inscribed on its surface; although covered by ice, that unique Star Palace aura was transmitted with extreme clarity into Nightmare's perception!

The entrance to the Star Palace ruins!

Almost the moment Nightmare entered the cave, the pursuers behind him arrived one after another!

The Blood Butcher was the first to rush in, his violent blood Evil Qi shaking the cave entrance even wider.

He saw the seven-colored ice soul lotus at a glance, his eyes instantly filled with endless greed, and he laughed wildly, "Hahaha! The treasure is mine!"

He ignored Nightmare and the stone door beside him, transforming directly into a ray of blood light and pouncing towards the seven-colored ice soul lotus!

Old Man Gui Zhen and the other two Soul Transformation Cultivators also rushed in simultaneously; their gazes were more attracted to the star stone door, revealing looks of shock and ecstasy, "Star Palace ruins! It really is the Star Palace ruins!"

The scene instantly spiraled out of control!

"Get lost!" The Blood Butcher roared, punching towards an Early Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivator who was also trying to approach the ice lotus; the violent blood Evil Qi fist imprint forced the opponent to retreat repeatedly.

Old Man Gui Zhen quickly threw out several Formation Flags, wanting to seal off the stone door area and monopolize the ruins.

Another black-robed elder at the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation sneered, brandishing a pitch-black gourd; the mouth of the gourd spewed out monstrous demonic fire, not attacking anyone, but sweeping towards the seven-colored ice soul lotus, intending to forcibly collect it!

Nightmare's eyes turned cold.

In his eyes, these things were already his for the taking; how could he allow others to lay a finger on them?

He did not go to fight for the seven-colored ice soul lotus, but instead flashed, appearing first before the star stone door, simply raised his hand and pressed heavily on the icy door!

The power of the rule fragment and the power of the star source core erupted simultaneously, pouring into the stone door!

Crack, crack, crack... Boom!

The ten-thousand-year black ice covering the stone door instantly shattered and peeled off!

The star runes on the stone door lit up one by one, emitting a soft yet vast starlight!

An ancient and desolate aura rushed toward him!

This sudden change caused the few people who were fighting over the treasure to pause, and they all looked at the stone door with shock and suspicion.

"Brat! You want to monopolize the ruins? You're courting death!" The Blood Butcher reacted first, abandoning the seven-colored ice soul lotus that was within reach, and roared as he pounced towards Nightmare; a huge blood demonic handprint appeared out of thin air, grabbing at Nightmare's back!

In his view, the value of the ruins was clearly far higher than a single ice lotus!

Old Man Gui Zhen and the black-robed elder also attacked Nightmare almost simultaneously!

Sinister formation patterns and demonic fire struck from both sides!

They had reached a tacit understanding in an instant to join forces and eliminate this biggest threat first!

Facing the siege of three Soul Transformation Cultivators, a cold arc curled at the corner of Nightmare's mouth.

He did not dodge or evade, but simply turned around abruptly and struck out with both palms!

His left palm surged with Myriad Poison Demonic Essence, entwined with Nirvana Star Evil, and struck towards the Blood Butcher's blood demonic handprint!

His right palm erupted with the power of the star source core, drawing upon the thick extreme cold Evil Qi in the surroundings, transforming into an ice crystal star giant dragon that roared and charged towards the attacks of Old Man Gui Zhen and the black-robed elder!

Boom! Boom!

Two deafening loud noises erupted almost simultaneously!

The energy storm instantly swept through the entire cave, shaking the ice walls violently and causing countless ice shards to fall down!

The moment the Blood Butcher's blood demonic handprint came into contact with the Nirvana Star Evil, it withered and dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye, its blood Evil Qi completely annihilated!

He himself was hit as if by a heavy blow, staggering back several steps, a look of horror on his face!

On the other side, Old Man Gui Zhen's formation patterns and the black-robed elder's demonic fire were also scattered by the impact of the ice crystal star giant dragon!

Their combined attack had been easily blocked by Nightmare!

"His power... how can it be so strong?!" Great horror rose in the hearts of the three simultaneously!

The opponent was clearly only at the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation, but the level and power of this strength were simply inconceivable!

Just as they were pushed back, a fierce look flashed in Nightmare's eyes; he formed his fingers into a blade and slashed through the air towards the black-robed elder who was trying to secretly collect the seven-colored ice soul lotus!

Chi la!

A tiny, almost invisible grayish-white thread flashed through the void!

The black-robed elder had no time to react; his protective spiritual light was cut open like paper, and one of his arms was severed at the shoulder!

No blood flowed from the wound; instead, it instantly turned grayish-white, falling off like stone powder, and that grayish-white color was rapidly spreading to the rest of his body!

"Ah! What kind of poison is this?!" The black-robed elder let out a shrill, terrified scream, desperately driving his magic power to try to stop the erosion of the Power of Annihilation, but he found himself completely powerless!

It looked like he was about to follow in the footsteps of the Sky Patrol Alliance Cultivators!

Old Man Gui Zhen and the Blood Butcher felt their scalps go numb, and a great chill grew in their hearts!

Nightmare didn't even glance at the dying elder, his figure flashed again, appearing before the seven-colored ice soul lotus, and he reached out to grab the flower stem.

"Don't even think about it!" The Blood Butcher's eyes were splitting with rage as he pounced again, his entire body's blood Qi burning, transforming into a huge blood-colored skull that bit towards Nightmare!

Old Man Gui Zhen also gritted his teeth and brandished several Formation Plates, attempting to trap Nightmare for a moment!

Nightmare snorted coldly, and simply stomped his foot!

The phantom of the Myriad Tribulation Star Banner flashed behind him and vanished!

Countless star chains containing Nirvana Star Evil erupted violently, like a dance of demons, instantly shattering the blood-colored skull, knocking away those Formation Plates, and rolling towards the Blood Butcher and Old Man Gui Zhen without losing momentum!

The two were reduced to a state of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, desperately trying to resist, but they were lashed by the terrifying chains, coughing up blood as they flew backwards, slamming heavily against the ice wall, and were left severely injured and unable to rise!

Nightmare's hand had already grasped the stem of the seven-colored ice soul lotus.

However, just at the moment his fingertips were about to exert force to pluck it!

A sudden change occurred again!

The cold pool below the ice lotus suddenly boiled violently!

A tiny, almost transparent ice-blue thread, as if possessing life, shot out silently from the pool water; its speed was so fast that it even transcended thought, stabbing straight at Nightmare's wrist!

The chill contained in this thread was a hundred times colder and purer than the extreme cold Evil Qi in this cave!

It also carried a terrifying Concept of piercing all things and freezing time and space!

Nightmare's expression changed slightly; he flicked his wrist abruptly, changing from plucking to flicking, with Nirvana Star Evil gathered at his fingertips, precisely flicking towards the ice-blue thread!

Ding!

An extremely crisp sound, like ice crystals shattering, rang out!

The Nirvana Star Evil collided violently with that extreme cold force!

The grayish-white airflow at Nightmare's fingertips was instantly frozen for a small section!

The ice-blue thread was also knocked back into the cold pool, trembling slightly, appearing to have suffered not-insignificant damage.

"As expected, there is a guardian." Nightmare's gaze looked coldly at the cold pool.

The pool water churned, and a creature about the size of a fist, looking like a spider entirely made of ice crystals, slowly floated up from the bottom of the pool.

Its body was almost transparent, with only eight eyes flickering with dim blue light; the thread from just now had been spat out from its mouth.

The aura it emitted had actually reached the Peak of the Early Spirit Transformation Stage!

And because of its unique extreme cold attribute, it was extremely difficult to deal with in this environment!

"Ice Marrow Spider Emperor!" The severely injured Old Man Gui Zhen in the distance exclaimed, his eyes filled with despair.

This was an ancient exotic insect that only existed in extreme ice eyes; it was extremely rare, its silk was incomparably tough, contained strange cold, and could even devour the Primordial Spirit, making it terrifyingly powerful!

The Ice Marrow Spider Emperor's eight dim blue eyes locked tightly onto Nightmare, clearly viewing him as a major enemy attempting to snatch its guarded Spirit Medicine.

With an exotic insect blocking the way in front and strong enemies surrounding him from behind (although they were already severely injured), and the unknown dangers behind that star stone door, the situation seemed to have suddenly become complicated again.

The situation seemed to have suddenly become complicated again.

Nightmare, however, only looked coldly at the Ice Marrow Spider Emperor, slowly raising his hand; in his palm, the light of the rule fragment flickered slightly.

"Those who block me, die."